Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, took a key step towards helping end the stigma surrounding dementia on Tuesday by becoming a Dementia Friend. Alison joined a group of MPs and Peers from across the country for a Dementia Friends session in Parliament.
Dementia Friends was launched in February 2013 by Alzheimer’s Society. It is an initiative that aims to help people understand...
The Plymouth-based arts company which created last year’s smash hit Fish-Hearted Bride show in the National Marine Aquarium tank is offering unique training for young people aged 16 – 25.
Award-winning company Effervescent, which works across design, marketing, theatre, visual arts and event production, has teamed up with Plymouth University’s School of Art & Media and Peninsula...
Diabetes research led by the University of Exeter Medical School has underlined the importance of people with diabetes achieving their blood sugar goals, to reduce the risk of complications.
The team analysed people with a specific genetic change (Glucokinase Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, or MODY), which means they have elevated blood glucose levels from birth. These higher...
With purse strings tightened, Christmas festivities over and New Year’s resolutions broken, there’s no doubt January can seem gloomy but lucky Nando’s fans are in for a surprise.
In response to 20 January being labelled the bluest day of the year, Nando’s will be offering diners the chance to get the bill for their entire table for free.
More bad weather is on its way over the weekend with forecasters expecting heavy rainfall to hit the county early tomorrow morning.
The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for rain for Devon early tomorrow morning which could see travel disruption and further flooding take place throughout the region.
The chief forecaster for the Met Office said: “A complex set...
Doctors in Devon are asking people to look in on their elderly relatives, neighbours and friends now that the cold weather is setting in.
As part of the national ‘Winter Friends’ NHS Choices campaign, Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) has launched a short film to encourage people to keep an eye out for the elderly over the cold months....
Support organisations in the city will be touring in a blue bus and parking up to help communities with help, advice and support.
Plymouth City Council and the Community Safety Partnership have joined forces to ensure residents can easily access information about money, safety and how to get cheaper bills.
The tour starts on the 20 January at the Central Library where Plymouth...
Thousands of young people in Plymouth and across the South West peninsula will be helped along the path from learner to earner as part of the City Deal.
A range of initiatives designed to help young people affected by the recession, particularly those claiming benefits for more than six months, will be rolled out.
A Youth and Employer scheme is to be set up which will better...
Are you aged 13-18? Do you love to sing? Then here’s your chance!
The World Roots Choir is coming to Plymouth and Torbay – and it needs your voices.
The good news is that, unlike the X Factor and The Voice, there are no scary auditions. Just turn up … and sing. You don’t even need to be able to read music, as all the songs are taught by ear at first.
The number of house sales in the South West has reached its highest point since 2007 according to a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The survey showed that sales in December were more than double that f the lowest point of the downturn.
Prices are also rising with a net balance of 56 percent more chartered surveyors reported growing prices in the...
